Things I Do When I Feel Blue is a self-care zine that started as an actual hand-written list of 16 things author Erin Klassen does, on a semi-regular basis, when she feels like a pile of crap. She asked her friend Alex to draw some pictures to make the list seem a bit funnier and sweeter and less depressing, and the result is this little book. The general reaction by friends and strangers who have read it has sounded something like "Ha! I do that too!" and "I love Buffy!"

Broken Pencil Magazine, Winter 2016, says: "Things I Do When I Feel Blue knows that healing comes from adhering to your own expectations and realities, and doing the best you can with the energy you've got." (Alison Lang)

If you're the type of person who finds comedy in the sad, weird habits that make us human, we think you will like Things I Do When I Feel Blue. Buy it for your coffee table or for a good friend who likes eating peanut butter from the jar and watching Bill Murray clips on the internet. 

This 38-page zine was published by With/out Pretend in Toronto, Canada. 
It is risograph printed on quality, eco-responsible matte paper and measures 6.5 x 6.5". Perfect binding.
Printed by the amazing indie risograph printer Vide Press.
*Note about risograph printing : some of our full-color blue pages have a inky, spray-painted feel, and we call this "rise charm." It adds to the handmade feel of the little book, but we want buyers to be aware of this "less than perfect" style of printing.

Words by Erin Klassen and illustrations and layout by Alex Begin. Production design for the risograph edition by Hannah Browne.